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Re: Epoxy vs polyester
By:Mark Kanzler
Date: 7/1/1998, 4:10 pm
In Response To: Re: deck re-attach (Jim Loudon)

Is the original boat made of polyester or epoxy? I don't have any epoxy experience, so ask the other guys here about compatibilty concerns.

> what I sould have mentined is the deck is flat with a flange
> that raps around the hall downward and the hall is rounded where it
> meets the deck. So - I have a round surface meeting a flat surface
> and I want to get as good a bond as possible. Will one layer of glass
> saturated with epoxie be enough? Its not possible to use clamps on
> the inside only the outside. Of course we never have enough clamps...do
> we....

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deck re-attach
Jim Loudon -- 6/30/1998, 7:13 pm
Re: deck re-attach - filling the voids
Shawn Baker -- 7/3/1998, 3:56 pm
Re: deck re-attach - filling the voids
Mark Kanzler -- 7/4/1998, 10:22 am
Re: deck re-attach
Paul Jacobson -- 6/30/1998, 8:06 pm
Re: deck re-attach
Jim Loudon -- 6/30/1998, 9:10 pm
Re: deck re-attach
Paul Jacobson -- 7/4/1998, 1:27 am
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Mark Kanzler -- 7/4/1998, 10:16 am
Re: deck re-attach
Mark Kanzler -- 7/1/1998, 10:37 am
Re: deck re-attach
Jim Loudon -- 7/1/1998, 3:13 pm
Re: Epoxy vs polyester
Mark Kanzler -- 7/1/1998, 4:10 pm
Re: Epoxy vs polyester
Jim Loudon -- 7/1/1998, 4:44 pm
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